Hockey East Rookie of the Year
# Hockey East Rookie of the Year

The Hockey East Rookie of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Hockey East regular season to the best player in the conference as voted by the coaches of each Hockey East team.

The Rookie of the Year was first awarded in 1985 and every year thereafter.

The award has been shared four times, in 1985–86, 1988–89, 1991–92, and most recently in 2020–21. Three players have been both the Player and Rookie-of-the-Year in the same season (Brian Leetch, Paul Kariya, and Jack Eichel). (as of 2022)

## Award winners

| Year | Winner | Position | School |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1984–85 | Ken Hodge | Center | Boston College |
| 1985–86 | Al Loring | Goaltender | Maine |
| 1985–86 | Scott Young | Right Wing | Boston University |
| 1986–87 | Brian Leetch | Defenceman | Boston College |
| 1987–88 | Mario Thyer | Center | Maine |
| 1988–89 | Rob Gaudreau | Right Wing | Providence |
| 1988–89 | Scott Pellerin | Left Wing | Maine |
| 1989–90 | Scott Cashman | Goaltender | Boston University |
| 1990–91 | Jeff Levy | Goaltender | New Hampshire |
| 1991–92 | Craig Darby | Center | Providence |
| 1991–92 | Ian Moran | Defenceman | Boston College |
| 1992–93 | Paul Kariya | Left Wing | Maine |
| 1993–94 | Greg Bullock | Center | UMass Lowell |
| 1994–95 | Mark Mowers | Center | New Hampshire |
| 1995–96 | Marty Reasoner | Center | Boston College |
| 1996–97 | Greg Koehler | Center | UMass Lowell |
| 1997–98 | Brian Gionta | Right Wing | Boston College |
| 1998–99 | Darren Haydar | Right Wing | New Hampshire |
| 1999–00 | Rick DiPietro | Goaltender | Boston University |
| 2000–01 | Chuck Kobasew | Right Wing | Boston College |
| 2001–02 | Sean Collins | Center | New Hampshire |
| 2002–03 | Jimmy Howard | Goaltender | Maine |
| Year | Winner | Position | School |
| 2003–04 | Michel Léveillé | Center | Maine |
| 2004–05 | Peter Vetri | Goaltender | UMass Lowell |
| 2005–06 | Brandon Yip | Right Wing | Boston University |
| 2006–07 | Teddy Purcell | Right Wing | Maine |
| 2007–08 | Colin Wilson | Center | Boston University |
| 2008–09 | Kieran Millan | Goaltender | Boston University |
| 2009–10 | Stéphane Da Costa | Center | Merrimack |
| 2010–11 | Charlie Coyle | Center | Boston University |
| 2011–12 | Scott Wilson | Center | UMass Lowell |
| 2012–13 | Jon Gillies | Goaltender | Providence |
| 2013–14 | Mario Puskarich | Left Wing | Vermont |
| 2014–15 | Jack Eichel | Center | Boston University |
| 2015–16 | Colin White | Center | Boston College |
| 2016–17 | Clayton Keller | Forward | Boston University |
| 2017–18 | Logan Hutsko | Forward | Boston College |
| 2018–19 | Joel Farabee | Left Wing | Boston University |
| 2019–20 | Alex Newhook | Forward | Boston College |
| 2020–21 | Josh Lopina | Forward | Massachusetts |
| 2020–21 | Nikita Nesterenko | Forward | Boston College |
| 2021–22 | Devon Levi | Goaltender | Northeastern |
| 2022–23 | Lane Hutson | Defenceman | Boston University |
